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Human Ecology and Disaster Management have emerged as significant domains for social work and the last two decades have witnessed an intense engagement of social work academicians and practitioners with both of them. Their inclusion in the syllabi of all the major schools of social work highlights the contemporary relevance of these two fields to social work practice, and the immense potential that they proffer by way of employment opportunities to social work graduates.
This book brings together the experiences of social work academicians and field practitioners working on themes encompassed within these realms. By adding to the theoretical understanding of the issues of disaster management, climate change and human ecology from the perspective of social work, the book shall be of interest to social work academicians, practitioners and research scholars. The experiences and practice models suggested herein shall enrich the knowledge of the professionals in the field. The book shall also assist the students of social work to comprehend the relevant concepts and establish meaningful engagement with practice.
Sanjai Bhatt is a Professor of Social Work at the Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi. He is proactive social work educator, researcher and activist. He has presented papers and has written extensively on climate change and social work, and possesses a rich experience of mobilising the participation of University students and faculty in multiple disaster responses. He is the President of the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) and the Organizing Secretary of the 1st Indian Social Work Congress 2013, held in Delhi.
Neera Agnimitra is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi. Her academic interest areas are community practice, human ecology and disaster management. She is a prolific writer, researcher and a field activist. She has contributed immensely to the acceptance of human ecology and disaster management as areas of social work practice. She was the Joint Organizing Secretary of the 1st Indian Social Work Congress, 2013 held in Delhi.
Preface
Abbreviations
Contextualizing the Environment in Social Work Pedagogy
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change and Disaster
The Trajectory of Disaster Response
Protected Area and People
Post-Structural Possibilities in Green Social Work
Community as the Key for Disaster Recovery
Social Work and Human Animal Conflict
Disaster Management
Exploring the Climate Change Discourse in India through the Lens of Social Work Practice
Social Work Education and Practice in Climate Change Adaptation
UDAI: A Social Work Response to Managing the Aftermath of a Disaster
The Contributors
Index